中国石化新闻网讯 据油价网2023年3月1日报道,彭博新闻社援引知情人士的话报道称,沙特阿拉伯国家石油公司(沙特阿美)有兴趣投资沙特阿拉伯以外的液化天然气出口设施,并正在与开发商进行早期谈判,旨在获得美国或亚洲液化天然气出口项目的股份。
据彭博新闻社消息人士称,作为世界上原油产量和市值最大的石油公司,沙特阿美更喜欢一个可以轻松将这种清洁燃料出口到亚洲的液化天然气工厂。
消息人士补充说,除了投资股份外,据报道,沙特阿美还希望与项目开发商达成长期液化天然气承购协议。
对这家沙特石油巨头来说,进入液化天然气贸易可能是另一项有利可图的业务,因为随着欧洲放弃产能大国天然气,亚洲寻求更多地使用天然气而不是煤炭,未来几年液化天然气的需求只会增长。
国际能源署(IEA)周二在其《2023年第一季度天然气市场报告》中表示,在现货价格飙升的情况下,全球液化天然气贸易值在2022年飙升至4500亿美元,创历史新高。
IEA指出:“尽管在体积方面仅增长5.5%,但全球液化天然气贸易值在2022年翻了一番,达到历史新高。”
IEA表示,在欧洲和亚洲发达经济体新一轮市场改革浪潮中,天然气供应安全目前正处于中心地位。
壳牌公司2月在其年度液化天然气展望报告中表示,欧洲液化天然气需求的大幅上升,将在短期内加剧与亚洲的竞争,并在较长期内主导全球液化天然气贸易。
全球最大的液化天然气交易商壳牌公司日前表示,包括英国在内的欧洲国家去年的液化天然气进口量增长60%,达到1.21亿吨,并发布了对2040年这种清洁燃料的乐观展望。
沙特阿美警告说,如果没有新的投资来增加供应,另一个天然气供需缺口可能会在21世纪20年代末出现。
李峻 编译自 油价网
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